The Director rushed toward them, her spear leaving a trail as it thrust forward with devastating speed.

Reinhard rushed forward as he slashed upwards with Zenuken. The weapons collided with a ringing force that sent vibrations up his arms. But the Director's spear didn't stop, it twisted mid-contact, redirecting around his blade to strike at his chest with the blunt end.

Reinhard's eyes slightly widened before the blunt end crashed into his chest.

The impact drove air from Reinhard's lungs, throwing him backward. He rolled backwards before pushing himself quickly, just as Marie's Longinus thrust toward the Director from the side.

The Director sidestepped without looking, the crimson-gold spear passing inches from her masked face. Her own weapon swept horizontally, the shaft catching Marie across the ribs.

Marie gasped, stumbling, and the Director's boot came up in a roundhouse kick which smashed into Marie's head before sending her crashing into the ground.

Joseph's Arondight pierced toward the Director's exposed back. She twisted her body, her spear's shaft blocking the lance effortlessly.

Then her free hand shot forward, palm striking Joseph's stomach. He staggered, and she followed with a sweep of her leg that took his feet out from under him.

Before then, he lashed out, striking him in the face and sending him flying. Then the Director glanced to the side to see Scáth up in the air.

Scáth's weapon split mid-flight, her Beast Sigil activating.

Mugen.

Her spear became dozens, multiplying like arrows from invisible bows. The copies filled the air, rushing towards the Director from multiple angles simultaneously.

The Director's spear spun in her hands as the blunt end struck each copy with precision, shattering them into dissipating energy. Her movements were swift and steady, each deflection perfectly placed.

When the barrage ended, she was completely unscathed.

Roana's hands moved in gestures as she moved near the Director.

Myriad Slashes!

Ice shards formed around her, dozens of them, and then they launched forward in waves, accompanied by the frozen wind.

The Director's spear swept through the onslaught, blue flames igniting along its length.

Each swing created explosions that vaporized ice and dispersed wind. She moved forward through Roana's assault as if walking through light rain, completely unbothered.

Gran rushed in during the opening, his fist drawn back. Vector Path showed him exactly where to strike for maximum impact before his punch blasted toward the Director's chest.

But the Director instantly caught his wrist mid-strike and held Gran down. Then she pivoted, using his momentum against him, and threw him into Niki, who was approaching from the opposite side.

Both went down in a tangle of limbs.

Drasil Step.

Reinhard felt time slow down around him before he rushed forward through the extremely slow time. He swept out with Zenuken while his shadow trembled before rushing out with shadow spears that pierced towards the Director.

But then Reinhard's eyes widened as he saw the Director moving in his slowed time. He watched her step aside from his attack before her spear's blunt end smashed into Reinhard's back, driving him to the ground.

"Your time manipulation is pretty amazing." The Director continued. "Unless someone moves at lightspeed, they would be forced under your control."

Marie struggled upright, channeling the Butterfly Princess's power. She leaped into the air, and four clones materialized around her, all five created light swords from gathered radiance.

Five Strikes.

They converged from different angles, a coordinated assault designed to overwhelm through numbers.

The Director's spear became a blur.

One strike shattered the first clone, and two more destroyed the second and third. Then her foot lashed out, catching the fourth clone and dispersing it.

When the real Marie struck, the Director caught her wrist, twisted, and smashed her into the ground, making Marie gasp.

Spiraling Death!

Joseph launched himself into the air, his body spinning like a drill. Icy wind swirled around him, a blue aura coating his form, and he descended toward the Director at high speed.

The Director simply glanced at the incoming Joseph before rushing forward. She flew over Joseph's drill attack, and as she passed above him, her boot came down on his head, redirecting his trajectory into the floor.

The impact cratered the stone, and Joseph groaned, struggling to rise.

Stellar Dance!

Joseph slammed his fist into the ground, leading to bone spikes bursting from the ground, creating a forest of bones rushing up. They extended from each other in branching networks, trying to trap the Director.

She launched across them while her spear struck bones that got too close. Each impact shattered the constructs, and she emerged from the forest completely untouched.

Just to see Scáth attacking with ever-changing weapons, such as using her hammer to strike, spear to thrust, and daggers to slash.

But the Director parried every strike with the shaft of her spear. Then her hand shot out, fingers closing on Scáth's throat, and she lifted the woman effortlessly and slammed her into the ground. Scáth's weapon dispersed, her concentration broken, but Scáth grit her teeth as he moved her legs around the Director's neck.

But then the Director's eyes flashed before Scath felt the connection between her limbs was gone, and she went limp.

Then the Director saw frozen walls rise around her, but her eyes shone as blue flames erupted from her body, melting the ice instantly. Steam filled the air as the Director turned into a blur and appeared near Roana before striking her on the shoulder.

Roana cried out before flying through the air from the impact.

Titanic Impact.

Gran fist drove toward the Director, contact generating a shockwave designed to blast her away. The Director caught his fist, the shockwave dispersing harmlessly around her grip to the disbelief and shock of Gran. Then she pulled him forward into a knee strike that folded him in half, leading him to collapse.

Niki summoned wings of flame from her back, golden-orange fire forming into blazing appendages. She struck with them while simultaneously releasing streams of fire from her palms.

The Director spun, her spear deflecting the wing strikes while blue flames erupted from her free hand to counter Niki's fire. The opposing flames met and cancelled each other before the Director's boot caught Niki in the stomach, launching her backward into a pillar.

Healing Rebirth!

Nikki groans before quickly clapping her hands.

Orange light swept outward, washing over everyone, and their wounds began to mend, and the pain faded.

The Director allowed it, seemingly unconcerned. "Heal all you want. The outcome won't change."

Reinhard rushed in with Shadow Striker, spears erupting from every shadow to attack from multiple angles. The Director's spear spun, blue flames igniting to destroy each shadow construct. When Reinhard closed within striking range, her palm struck his chest, blue flames detonating on contact.

He flew backward, crashing and rolling.

Marie attacked with Longinus, her strikes desperate and increasingly wild. The Director parried each one with minimal movement, then grabbed the spear's shaft. She pulled Marie forward, drove her knee into Marie's stomach, and threw her aside.

Joseph tried combining his attacks, Spiraling Death transitioning into Stellar Dance. The Director weaved through the drill attack, landed gracefully, and destroyed the bone forest with sweeping strikes.

Her spear's blunt end caught Joseph across the face, spinning him before he collapsed.

They tried coordinating.

Reinhard, Marie, and Joseph attacked simultaneously from different angles, their weapons perfectly timed.

The Director's spear blocked all three before she turned into a blur and smashed all three of them into the ground with blood leaking from their mouths.

Scáth, Roana, Gran, and Nikki rushed in together, but the Director's movements became almost casual. She caught Scáth's weapon and used it to throw her into Gran while her spear deflected Roana's ice shards and her foot smashed into Nikki.

All four went down in a heap.

They struggled to rise, to continue fighting. But the Director was already moving to finish it.

The Director targeted Gran first, her spear's blunt end striking his temple, making him groan and go limp to the ground. Then her boot caught Scath in the ribs before flipping her, and another strike to the back of her head, and she went still.

Roana created ice shards, but the Director moved through them like they were paper, her flames melting each one.

Then she lashed out at Roana's chest with the spear's shaft, and she crumpled. Then she hurled her spear towards Nikki, who tried to stand, but then Nikki groaned as the spear sent her flying.

Then the Director appeared next to Joseph before her hand caught his throat. She then lifted him up and slammed him down into the ground, making him groan.

Marie crawled toward her spear as her determination overrode pain. The Director stepped on Longinus before she gently chopped her hand onto Marie's head, forcing her face into the ground.

Then the Director walked slowly towards Reinhard, who was struggling to stand.

Time began to slow down extremely while Reinhard rushed towards the Director, who began rushing forward and moving normally in the slow time.

Reinhard then quickly took a step as gravity began to stir. But then the Director seemed to increase in speed as her hand struck his chest, and blue flames exploded.

Reinhard flew backward and crashed onto the platform's steps, with time returning to normal. He groaned, trying to rise, but his body wouldn't respond. The Director grabbed him by the shirt, dragged him to the platform's center, and threw him down.

Reinhard landed on his back before the Director planted her boot on his chest, the pressure making breathing difficult. Her spear lowered, the point stopping inches from his throat.

"Game over." The Director said simply.

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